Juvenile Fibromyalgia

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JPFS can be chronic in nature and can necessitate a multidisciplinary approach to the ongoing treatment of the disorder. The pain experienced is modulated by factors such as activity, anxiety, stress, and weather changes. Juvenile fibromyalgia is a disorder of musculoskeletal pain characterized by multiple discrete tender points (TPs), fatigue, and sleep disturbance in the child and adolescent.

In Mexico, Fibromyalgia was diagnosed in eight Diabetes Mellitus patients (13%) and in only one (2%) healthy control (P=0.008*). Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patients with Juvenile Fibromyalgia had significantly a higher mean regarding number of tender point than those without Fibromyalgia (6.38±1.5 vs. 3.21±1.4, respectively) (P<0.05)